Left ventricular restoration for cardiac sarcoidosis: report of two cases

Surg Today. 2014 Mar;44(3):568-71. doi: 10.1007/s00595-012-0409-0. Epub 2012 Dec 28.

Abstract

Although sarcoidosis may involve the myocardium, there is little available information on its treatment, especially in cases requiring surgery, such as left ventricular restoration or mitral valve repair. This report presents two surgical cases with cardiac sarcoidosis treated by left ventricular restoration and mitral valve repair for a ventricular aneurysm and dilated cardiomyopathy with mitral regurgitation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathies / surgery*
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Mitral Valve Annuloplasty
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis
  • Sarcoidosis / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome